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• Covid vaccine will not be compulsory for university lectures

  31-07-2021 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers are no longer considering making two doses mandatory for students in England, the BBC learns.
  
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• Global summit raises $4bn for schools despite aid row

  29-07-2021 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World leaders pledge to get more children into school in the world's poorest countries.
  
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• Malala says girls' education 'worth fighting for'

  29-07-2021 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Education summit in London is raising aid to support 175 million children in the poorest countries.
  
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• Cambridge University: Stormzy and HSBC fund 30 black students

  29-07-2021 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The grime musician is helping finance a further 30 students at the world-renowned university.
  
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• Covid: University students could be told jabs are required - Raab

  29-07-2021 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There will be "advance warning" if vaccines become compulsory for halls, the foreign secretary says.
  
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• Reckless to scrap BTecs, educators warn

  29-07-2021 01:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government is urged to rethink its plans to introduce new technical qualifications in England.
  
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• Richer parents pressure teachers on exam grades

  29-07-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sharp-elbowed parents have chased better grades in this year's replacement exams, a study says.
  
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• MPs call for national register of home-educated children

  27-07-2021 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They say the government must "get a grip" on the number of children taught at home in England.
  
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• National Adoption Strategy: £48m to improve services in England

  26-07-2021 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new National Adoption Strategy aims to enhance support to families and end a postcode lottery.
  
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• Daily testing can keep pupils in school, study suggests

  23-07-2021 13:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A study in 200 English secondary schools and colleges found very few infections in close contacts of cases.
  
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• 'Ghost school' with no students for a second year

  23-07-2021 03:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  English language schools warn they are on the "brink of collapse" after two summers without students.
  
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• Parents' fears over sexting and abuse among teenagers

  23-07-2021 01:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mother and a father reveal their shock at learning of their children's experiences of online sex.
  
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• Zoomtown-on-Sea? The lure of a new life on the coast

  22-07-2021 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Remote working meant the Lancaster family could live anywhere - they found their sea view in Scarborough.
  
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• Students offered cash to defer medical degree

  22-07-2021 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Applicants offered free accommodation and £10,000 cash by Exeter University to defer until 2022.
  
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• 'I thought rape isn't something that happens to men'

  22-07-2021 03:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Support charities say male victims of sexual assault sometimes feel their experiences don't count.
  
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• Seaside poor health overlooked, warns Whitty

  21-07-2021 05:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bad housing and deprivation are a toxic mix for health, says England's chief medical officer.
  
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• Almost a quarter of England's pupils out of school

  20-07-2021 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "pingdemic" continues to affect schools and families with nearly 25% absent as the term ends.
  
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• Covid: Hundreds of thousands of under-18s to get vaccine

  19-07-2021 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The vaccines minister says children at high risk from Covid will be offered the jab.
  
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• Covid: Home-education numbers rise by 75%

  19-07-2021 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Covid anxiety" is among the explanations for the increasing popularity of out-of-school teaching.
  
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• Student watchdog concerned about mental health help

  15-07-2021 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A survey finds more than half of UK students feel universities and colleges have not supported them enough.
  
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• 1.5m pupils out of school in England last week

  13-07-2021 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Numbers continue to rise for pupils missing school - both for Covid and non-Covid reasons.
  
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• School aid for Syrian children who know war planes but not shops

  12-07-2021 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protecting education in international war zones is supported with £15.8m in UK aid funding.
  
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• Exams 2022: Students to get advance notice of topics

  12-07-2021 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A-levels and GCSEs in England next year will be adapted to take account of disruption in the pandemic.
  
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• Lockdown: 'Children behind in speech and understanding'

  12-07-2021 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Not being able to talk to friends and over-use of technology are two key factors, says charity.
  
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• University of Manchester remote learning plan criticised by students

  07-07-2021 11:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A University of Manchester plan to keep online lectures is criticised for offering no reduction in fees.
  
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• Covid bubbles to be axed in England's schools

  06-07-2021 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Restrictions in England's schools are axed, as 641,000 pupils miss school due to Covid regulations.
  
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• Huge surge in number of pupils sent home due to Covid

  06-07-2021 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 640,000 pupils in England were not in school last week due to Covid - up from 375,000 the week before.
  
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• Covid-19: New rules for schools in England to be set out

  06-07-2021 09:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is expected that testing of pupils will replace the need to send entire class "bubbles" home.
  
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• Covid-19: Head teacher 'nervous' about lifting restrictions

  04-07-2021 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers are calling for school Covid isolation rules to end by autumn.
  
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• Will my child get free school meals this summer?

  02-07-2021 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A year on from Marcus Rashford's successful campaign, what is the current situation?
  
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• BBC Bitesize edits page to remove list of climate change 'benefits'

  02-07-2021 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The education site had listed "healthier outdoor lifestyles" as one plus of warmer temperatures.
  
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• Call to scrap 'out of sync' school mask rules in Wales

  01-07-2021 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pupils wearing masks all day is "out of sync" with pub rules, the children's commissioner says.
  
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• Pressure from MPs on rise in pupils sent home

  01-07-2021 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of Conservative MPs are calling for a change in how schools respond to Covid cases.
  
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• Covid: Number of positive isolating pupils unknown in England

  01-07-2021 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government cannot say how many Covid infections in England are being prevented by sending pupils home.
  
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• Williamson wants to scrap bubbles to keep pupils in school

  30-06-2021 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With more pupils sent home from school in England, there are calls for a different approach to Covid cases.
  
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• Cambridge University: In-person graduation returns

  30-06-2021 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Graduation ceremonies have not taken place in person since February 2020 due to Covid-19.
  
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• More pupils sent home as Covid disruption soars

  29-06-2021 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rapid increase in pupils out of school in England as changes expected for self-isolation rules.
  
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• Covid: School isolation rules could end in autumn

  29-06-2021 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents' frustration is mounting over the disruption to children's education and their own working lives.
  
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• Self-isolating students in end-of-tenancy 'nightmare'

  29-06-2021 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What happens if a housemate tests positive for Covid just as you were about to move out?
  
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• Mobile phone ban plan to improve school behaviour

  29-06-2021 02:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Phone bans and other ways to create "calm classrooms" are considered in a consultation on discipline.
  
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• Covid in Wales: Moves to 'minimise' pupils self-isolating

  28-06-2021 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes as cases in schools in north Wales rise to levels higher than those at the peak of the second wave.
  
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• Gangs warning for pupils missing majority of school

  28-06-2021 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are 90,000 pupils missing most school days, on top of the disruption from Covid, warns report.
  
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• Being proud of going to state school

  25-06-2021 08:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A campaign is asking people who went to state school to shout about it. So why is it needed?
  
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• Covid in schools: How will it look in Scotland next term?

  25-06-2021 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will masks, social distancing and the dreaded self-isolation be part of school life for another year from August?
  
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• Child labour in Uganda: The hidden costs of Covid

  25-06-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When all Uganda's schools closed due to the pandemic, nine-year-old Teddy joined her mother mining for gold.
  
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• The youth workers embedded in children's A&E

  25-06-2021 00:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The specialist staff work alongside clinicians to help teenagers tackle the causes of violence, self-harm and substance abuse.
  
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• Great Baddow High School fined over Leo Latifi locker death

  24-06-2021 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leo Latifi's parents say they hope the punishment will make schools safer for other children.
  
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• Anti-obesity drive: Junk food TV adverts to be banned before 9pm

  24-06-2021 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers say children must cut down on products high in fat, salt and sugar, amid rising obesity.
  
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• Covid-19: School proms hit by continuing lockdown restrictions

  24-06-2021 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pupils' plans to celebrate with their friends have been hit by continuing lockdown restrictions.
  
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• Students: ‘Uni definitely not good value this year’

  24-06-2021 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Students are angry at paying full fees with so little in-person teaching, says report.
  
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